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Minersville rescues one from apartment building fire
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – Just after 2:30 PM on Friday, March 25, the Minersville Fire Department was dispatched to the area of Sunbury Street and Delaware Street for a reported apartment building fire. Police units in the area noticed smoke coming from the windows of the building on the corner. Minersville Fire Chief 510 arrived on the scene and confirmed a working building fire and requested the second alarm be dispatched bringing Pottsville Stations 50 and 60 to the scene. Fire could be seen venting from the second floor on the “C” side of the apartment building as crews were … Continue reading
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Tagged apartment fire, engine 528, entrapment, fire rescue, house fire, ladder 51, minersville, minersville fire, rescue, structure fire, tower 519, working fire
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Buffet House destroyed in Saturday night blaze
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – A basement fire destroyed a business on Route 61 south of Pottsville on Saturday, November 26. While crews were still operating at the textile fire in Cressona, the box was sent to the Buffet House Chinese restaurant on Route 61 for a reported commercial fire. Crews arrived to find a working basement fire. An interior attack was initiated but all members were ordered to evacuate within 30 minutes due to worsening conditions on the first floor. Master streams were set up to try to control the fire. Without the interior attack, the fire began to spread … Continue reading
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Tagged buffet house, cressona, fire, hamburg, minersville, pottsville, rescue, schuylkill haven, working
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Commercial building burns to ground in Cressona
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – A fire broke out at a textile facility in Cressona around 6:30 PM on Saturday, November 26. Arriving crews found heavy fire showing from the building. Multiple hand lines and master streams were immediately put into service. Command requested a tanker task force to supplement the water supply. An additional ladder was called into the scene for an extra elevated master stream. The fire eventually led to the entire building collapsing. Click here to view the entire photo gallery
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Tagged commercial, cressona, fire, haven, minersville, nov 26, pottsville, schuylkill, structure, textile, working
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